What is it in Space-Age Russian? by Michael S. Vartanoff

The Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft carrying Volkov along with fellow cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and South Korean spaceflight participant Yi So-Yeon blasted into space on 8 April 2008. In June 2006, he was appointed a member of the Expedition 17 prime crew as Soyuz TMA Commander and ISS Commander. In February 2006, he was appointed as a member of the Expedition 13 backup crew and Visiting Crew 10 as a Soyuz TMA Flight Engineer 2 and an ISS Visiting Crew Flight Engineer. From January 2005 to February 2006, he trained as part of a group of test cosmonauts for missions to the ISS. From March 2003 to December 2004, he trained as part of the Expedition 11 primary crew for launch on the Space Shuttle. Since January 2000, he has been part of a group of test cosmonauts training for missions to the International Space Station (ISS).įrom August 2001 to February 2003, Volkov trained as part of the Expedition 7 backup crew as a Soyuz-TMA Commander and ISS Flight Engineer. Sergei Volkov in the Zarya module of the ISSįrom December 1997 to November 1999, Volkov underwent general cosmonaut training, and in November 1999, was qualified as a test cosmonaut. He has mastered the Aero L-29 and L-39, the Ilyushin Il-22, and the Tupolev Tu-134, and has also accumulated 450 flight hours. Volkov was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation medal and Russian Federation Armed Forces medals.Īfter graduating from Tambov Air Force Academy, Volkov served in the air force as an assistant aircraft commander. He graduated in 1995 with a degree of pilot/engineer. Volkov graduated from Star City high school in 1990 and entered the Tambov Air Force Academy for Pilots. His recreational activities include tennis, windsurfing, reading, and visiting museums. Volkov and his wife Natalia have a son who was born in 2001. He was born on 1 April 1973 in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Volkov is the first second-generation cosmonaut (and space walker), the son of cosmonaut Aleksandr Volkov. Volkov retired from the Cosmonaut group in February 2017. During his missions he did four spacewalks lasting more than 23 hours in total. He was a member of three missions to the International Space Station, spending more than a year in total in space. Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov ( Russian: Сергей Александрович Волков born 1 April 1973) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and engineer.

What is it in Space-Age Russian? by Michael S. Vartanoff